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A Life in the Day: Jonathan Yeo, artist

The artist on painting Kevin Spacey and Cara Delevingne — and his brush with death

Interview by Ria Higgins

May 22 2016, 12:01am, The Sunday Times

Jonathan, 45, is the son of Tim Yeo, who was a Conservative MP until last year, and Diane Pickard, a photographer. He grew up in north London and is a self-taught artist. His sitters have included David Cameron, Prince Philip, Nicole Kidman and Idris Elba. He is married to the writer and actress Shebah Ronay. They have two daughters, Yasmin and Tabitha.

My life used to be less structured, but that changed when I had kids. The girls are 9 and 12, so my wife, Shebah, and I are out of bed by 7 to get them ready for school. We’ll then chat over breakfast, which for me is granola, yoghurt, fruit and a coffee with almond milk. We live in southwest London, on a…

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